New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-11
CLOSING PRICES OF p4rLA os1palA srooxs
THURSDAY. March 1O-P. M.

THURSDAY. March 10-P. NJ.
To-days stock speculation was reflection Of hopes
deferred The great Richmond and West Point 3alti-
more and Ohio deal not consunmated to-day. and
the current concerning Its status and prospects
were more conflicting and less tangible than they have
been on any preceding day since the facts about the
great option" were first permitted leak out Abso-
lutte knowledge OF the for the delay and Of what
on confined within the breasso OF Mason
Of the thirythrd degree. To-day sufficient number Of
"know'nothings" could be found amongst those who
heretofore have known 1t all TO the
scale In general election The uncertainty In the
situation had demoralizng effect the stocks OF the
companies which are supposed TO be directly interested
In the "grea DEAL and that reflected In the whole
market by udisposton TO trade The market opened
generally in good form with exhibition of degree
OF confidence. Excepting Union the stocks sup
posed TO he directly Indirectly interested in the
summation OF the deal opened higher than last evening"
and Western Union, after declining a per cent rs
recovered TO 76a But the day away and nothing
could be learned beyond denias by persons whose
have been connected with deal" that they ever had
had anything TO do with It, Richmond and West
Point declined from 42is to 407s Cen
trail OF New7Jersey from Tia to $685.
Reading from 3si to $780, and Western Union from 1858
to 75 All these stocks closed with recoveres from
the lowest gures but they the pivotal stocks OF the
market, and had depressing effect upon the general
temper Delaware. Lackawanna and Western stock
especially weak the action Of the Jersey Legsla
ture the question Of Morris and Essex charter and
declined from 1853 10 1850 l34le. while Morris and
Essex recovered from 1881 TO the idea being
that what may the Delaware. Lackawana and West
Company will remain the OF the interest and
dividends on Morris and Essex bonds and stocks. The
disturbing influences referred 10 took the edge
OFF the general market and stopped It's natural
inclination 10 advance. but they did not succeed
In depressing general values usually they close about
the same last evening with firm tone. New-York
and New England was exceptionally strong and closed
DEAF goes through not will not change the general
Is approaching tho "hooming" point the foreign ex-
changes weak under our large exports OF products
easy money is assured Ave six months and II then
IT Is active. II will be because OF further require
for expansion Of trade aud enterprises and the
railroads continue. rule TO report almost phenome
nal earnings In reports to-day those OF the New
York Central for the OF February. 1t lsa short
month and consequently the figures less than for
the month Of January, but the earnings per
day In February were Sl02 greater
than In January Further than that the conditions and
situation OF the general market different from what
they early In last December; Reading Is not selling
at 55 nor Richmond and West Point at 70 that what
ever may happen the speculation there no danger
OF n repetition OF December IS. 1855 The market Is in
good shape and ready for advance on legitimate con-
dons II choked by the growths OF plants OF uncous
character and to-day despite the adverse influences. 1t
closed strong.
Government bonds were dull but steady. with the bids
for the oil e per Anne xcd the closing quota
lions: